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Digitized materials from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA) are available in SLA's Digital Library and this corresponding Internet Archive smithsonian collection, which generally excludes natural history subject areas. SLA's digitized natural history materials can be found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and in the equivalent Internet Archive biodiversity collection.
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Hamonshū
Hamonshū
by Mori, Yūzan, -1917
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Title from daisen on cover
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art
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Handbook of marks on pottery & porcelain
Handbook of marks on pottery & porcelain
by Burton, William, 1863-; Hobson, R. L. (Robert Lockhart), 1872-1941
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"Works of reference consulted": p. [xii]
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Topic: Pottery
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The grammar of ornament
The grammar of ornament
by Jones, Owen, 1809-1874; Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894; Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823-1875; Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893; Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877; Sky Meadow Bindery, binder. DSI
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statement of responsibility: by Owen Jones; illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred folio plates, drawn on stone by F. Bedford, and printed in colours by Day and Son
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Design
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An embroidery pattern book
An embroidery pattern book
by Waring, Mary E
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viii, 171 p. : 22 cm
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Topic: Embroidery
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Hamonshū
Hamonshū
by Mori, Yūzan, -1917
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Title from daisen on cover
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art
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Hamonshū
Hamonshū
by Mori, Yūzan, -1917
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Title from daisen on cover
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art
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Shin-bijutsukai
Shin-bijutsukai
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Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists, Decoration and ornament -- Japan -- Periodicals, Artists -- Japan...
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Dracula
Dracula
by Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
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ix, [1], 378 pages ; 20 cm
Topics: Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Vampires -- Fiction, Transylvania (Romania) --...
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The Decorator's assistant
The Decorator's assistant
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
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Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
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Comment reconnaître les porcelaines et les faïences d'après leurs marques et leurs caractères
Comment reconnaître les porcelaines et les faïences d'après leurs marques et leurs caractères
by Auscher, Ernest Simon, 1857-
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At head of title: E.S. Auscher
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Topics: Pottery, Porcelain
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Embroidery hints: Fall and Winter 1910
Embroidery hints: Fall and Winter 1910
by New York Embroidery House
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Cover title
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Topic: Embroidery
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Boxing and how to train
Boxing and how to train
by Austin, Sam C
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131 p. : 17 cm
Topics: Bag punching, Boxing
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The Decorator's assistant
The Decorator's assistant
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
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Führer für sammler von Porzellan und Fayence, Steinzeug, Steingut usw : Vollständiges Verzeichnis der auf älterem Porzellan, Fayence, Steingut usw. befindlichen Marken
Führer für sammler von Porzellan und Fayence, Steinzeug, Steingut usw : Vollständiges Verzeichnis der auf älterem Porzellan, Fayence, Steingut usw. befindlichen Marken
by Grässe, Johann Georg Theodor, 1814-1885; Jaenniche, Friedrich, 1831-1907; Zimmermann, Ernst, 1866-1940
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Includes indexes
Topic: Pottery
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Shin-bijutsukai
Shin-bijutsukai
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Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists, Decoration and ornament -- Japan -- Periodicals, Artists -- Japan...
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The signs and symbols of primordial man; being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians
The signs and symbols of primordial man; being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians
by Churchward, Albert
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xxiii, 449, [1] p. 26 cm
Topics: Freemasons, Symbolism, Eschatology, Religion
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English and Muskokee dictionary. : Collected from various sources and rev.
English and Muskokee dictionary. : Collected from various sources and rev.
by Loughridge, R. M. (Robert McGill), 1809-1900
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236 p. : 20 cm
Topics: English language -- Dictionaries -- Creek, Creek language -- Dictionaries -- English
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Gothic alphabets
Gothic alphabets
by Springer, Jaro, 1856-1915; International Chalcographical Society
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Also published in German in the same year: Gothische Alphabete
Topics: Alphabets, Lettering, Initials, Illumination of books and manuscripts, E. S., Meister, active 15th...
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Dictionnaire des marques et monogrammes des faiences, poteries, grès, terre de pipe, terre cuite, porcelaines, etc. : anciennes et modernes ...
Dictionnaire des marques et monogrammes des faiences, poteries, grès, terre de pipe, terre cuite, porcelaines, etc. : anciennes et modernes ...
by Ris-Paquot, 1835-
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Includes index
Topics: Pottery, Porcelain, Monograms
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La plante et ses applications ornementales
La plante et ses applications ornementales
by Grasset, Eugène, 1841-1917; Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942, ill
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statement of responsibility: sous la direction de M. Eugène Grasset
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Flowers in art
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L'art arabe
L'art arabe
by Gayet, Albert Jean, 1856-
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Series title also at head of t.-p
Topics: Islamic art, Art, Arab
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A list of early American silversmiths and their marks
A list of early American silversmiths and their marks
by French, Hollis, 1868-1940; Walpole Society (U.S.)
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At head of title: The Walpole society
Topics: Silverwork, Hallmarks
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The Jahangirnama : memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India
The Jahangirnama : memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India
by Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627; Thackston, W. M. (Wheeler McIntosh), 1944-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-482) and index
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Topic: Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627
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The Decorator's assistant
The Decorator's assistant
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
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America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region
America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region
by Ogilby, John, 1600-1676; Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683
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statement of responsibility: collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures by John Ogilby
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Meister des ornamentstichs, eine auswahl aus vier jahrhunderten
Meister des ornamentstichs, eine auswahl aus vier jahrhunderten
by Jessen, Peter, 1858-1926
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I. Gotik und renaissance.--II. Das barock.--III. Das rokoko.--IV. Der klassizismus
Topic: Decoration and ornament
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The Art of knitting
The Art of knitting
by Butterick Publishing Company
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154 p. : 28 cm
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Topic: Knitting
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Astronomia nova aitiologetos [romanized] : sev physica coelestis, tradita commentariis de motibvs stellæ Martis, ex observationibus G. V. Tychonis Brahe ; jussu & sumptibus Rvdolphi II ... plurimum annorum pertinaci studio elaborata Pragæ ...
Astronomia nova aitiologetos [romanized] : sev physica coelestis, tradita commentariis de motibvs stellæ Martis, ex observationibus G. V. Tychonis Brahe ; jussu & sumptibus Rvdolphi II ... plurimum annorum pertinaci studio elaborata Pragæ ...
by Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601; Rudolph II, emperor of Germany, 1552-1612; Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, former owner. DSI; Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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Caspar. M. Bibl. Kepleriana
Topics: Astronomy, Planetary theory
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Disquisitiones arithmeticae
Disquisitiones arithmeticae
by Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855
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XVIII, 668, [10] p. ; 21 cm
Topic: Number theory
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A companion to Manual of illumination : containing borders, capitals, texts, and detail finishings, & c
A companion to Manual of illumination : containing borders, capitals, texts, and detail finishings, & c
by Laing, J. J; Bradley, John William, 1830-1916. Manual of illuminations
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16th thousand
Topic: Illumination of books and manuscripts
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A collection of maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, circa 1700-1725, by Sr. Sanson, Guillieme de l'Isle, Peter Schenck, and others. [cartographic material]
A collection of maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, circa 1700-1725, by Sr. Sanson, Guillieme de l'Isle, Peter Schenck, and others. [cartographic material]
by Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667; Sanson, Guillaume; Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702; L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726; Schenk, Peter, 1660-1718 or 9; Wit, Frederik de; Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756; Witsen, Nicolaas, 1641-1717; Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651 or 2-1726, publisher; Schenk, Pieter, ca. 1698-1775, publisher; Cóvens et Mortier, publisher; R. & J. Ottens, publisher
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Title transcribed from handwritten note on front free endpaper. It is unknown whether these maps were actually issued together or separately collected
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Topics: Early works to 1800, Atlases, Early maps, Geography
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American silversmiths and their marks, III
American silversmiths and their marks, III
by Ensko, Stephen Guernsey Cook, 1896-1969
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Maps show location of silversmiths in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 1660 to 1800
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Topics: Silversmiths, Hallmarks, Silverwork
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Everybody's book of luck
Everybody's book of luck
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Cover title: The book of luck
Topics: Superstition, Fortune-telling
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Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United States. With rules for criticism, and introduction
Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United States. With rules for criticism, and introduction
by Hobbs, Isaac H., and son, Philadelphia
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xii, [9]-265 p. incl. front., illus., plates, plans. 24 cm
Topic: Architecture, Domestic
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Examples of English medieval foliage and coloured decoration, taken from buildings of the twelfth to the fifteenth century: with descriptive letterpress
Examples of English medieval foliage and coloured decoration, taken from buildings of the twelfth to the fifteenth century: with descriptive letterpress
by Colling, James Kellaway
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vii, 72 p. 32 cm
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Church decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Medieval,...
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Dictionnaire des symboles, emblèmes & attributs
Dictionnaire des symboles, emblèmes & attributs
by Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942
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vii, 191, [2] p. ; 20 cm
Topics: Signs and symbols, Emblems
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Practical psychology : an advanced manual in the science of mental development, in eleven lessons
Practical psychology : an advanced manual in the science of mental development, in eleven lessons
by Haddock, Frank C. (Frank Channing), 1853-1915
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vii, [9]-541 p. : 22 cm
Topic: Psychology, Applied
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Japanese marks and seals
Japanese marks and seals
by Bowes, James Lord, 1834-1899
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3 p., l., [v]-ix, [2] p., 1 l., 379 p. 29 cm
Topics: Pottery, Pottery, Japanese
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Alphabets old and new, for the use of craftsmen
Alphabets old and new, for the use of craftsmen
by Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910
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xxx, 256 p. : 20 cm
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Topic: Alphabets
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Esquisses décoratives
Esquisses décoratives
by Binet, René, 1866-1911; Geffroy, Gustave, 1855-1926
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statement of responsibility: par René Binet, architecte ; preface de Gustave Geffroy
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Art nouveau, Architecture, Interior decoration, Jewelry
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Genghis Khan and the Mongol empire
Genghis Khan and the Mongol empire
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317 p. : 28 cm
Topics: Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Exhibitions, Mongols -- History -- To 1500 -- Exhibitions, Mongols --...
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Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri V ... : Appendix habet comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemaei libro III, cumque Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. medici oxoniensis speculationibus Harmonicis, operi de Macrocosmo & microcosmo insertis. Accessit nunc propter cognationem materiae eiusdem authoris liber ante 23. annos editus Tubingae, cui titulus Prodromus, seu Mysterium cosmographicum, de causis coelorum numeri, proportionis motuumque periodicorum, ex quinque corporibus regularibus ..
Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri V ... : Appendix habet comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemaei libro III, cumque Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. medici oxoniensis speculationibus Harmonicis, operi de Macrocosmo & microcosmo insertis. Accessit nunc propter cognationem materiae eiusdem authoris liber ante 23. annos editus Tubingae, cui titulus Prodromus, seu Mysterium cosmographicum, de causis coelorum numeri, proportionis motuumque periodicorum, ex quinque corporibus regularibus ..
by Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Ptolemy, 2nd cent; Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637; Tambach, Gottfried, fl. 1607-1632, publisher; Planck, Johann, fl. 1615-1627, printer; Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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Books 1-2 and books 3-5 are paged continuously
Topics: Geometry, Music
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O le tusi paia o le Feagaiga Tuai ma le Feagaiga Fou lea, ua faasamoaina
O le tusi paia o le Feagaiga Tuai ma le Feagaiga Fou lea, ua faasamoaina
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2 p. l., 1113, [1] p. 23 cm
Topic: Bible. Samoan. 1872
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Modern cabinetwork, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinetwork & furniture, with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction;
Modern cabinetwork, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinetwork & furniture, with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction;
by Wells, Percy A; Hooper, John
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Part of the plates printed on both sides
Topics: Cabinetwork, Furniture
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Manuale del compositore di tessuti; guida alla formazione delle armature per ogni specie di stoffe
Manuale del compositore di tessuti; guida alla formazione delle armature per ogni specie di stoffe
by Pinchetti, Pietro
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viii, 322 p. 16 cm
Topic: Weaving
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The art of portrait painting
The art of portrait painting
by Collier, John, 1850-1934
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Colored plates accompanied by leaves with descriptive letterpress
Topics: Portrait painting, Portraits
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American Indian painters; a biographical directory
American Indian painters; a biographical directory
by King, Jeanne Snodgrass, 1927-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-269)
Topics: Indians of North America, Indian art
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The workwoman's guide : containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c. which are ususally made at home : also, explanations on upholstery, straw- platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c.
The workwoman's guide : containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c. which are ususally made at home : also, explanations on upholstery, straw- platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c.
by Lady, active 1838, author
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viii, 303, [1] pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : 29 cm
Topics: Sewing, Knitting, Dressmaking -- Pattern design, Tailoring -- Pattern design
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Practical art anatomy
Practical art anatomy
by Lutz, Edwin George, 1868-
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vii, 254 p. 20 cm
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Topic: Anatomy, Artistic
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Madame Goubaud's guipure patterns and instructions
Madame Goubaud's guipure patterns and instructions
by Goubaud, Adolphe, Madame
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Running title: Guipure d'art
Topic: Battenberg lace
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La dentelle renaissance
La dentelle renaissance
by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890
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Includes transfer patterns
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Index of patents issued from the United States Patent Office
Index of patents issued from the United States Patent Office
by United States. Patent Office
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Vols. for 1966- issued in 2 pts: pt. 1, List of patentees; pt. 2, Index to subjects of invention
Topic: Patents
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A dictionary of the Numípu or Nez Perce language
A dictionary of the Numípu or Nez Perce language
by Morvillo, Anthony, author; Scott, H. L., former owner. DSI; St. Ignatius Mission Print, publisher
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Attributed to Anthony Morvillo
Topics: Nez Percé language, English language
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Cross-stitch embroidery
Cross-stitch embroidery
by Wilkie, Harriet Cushman
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48 p. 28 cm
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Topic: Embroidery
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Animals in motion : an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal progressive movements
Animals in motion : an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal progressive movements
by Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904
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x, 264, [1] leaf of plates : 25 x 32 cm
Topics: Animal locomotion, Photography of animals
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English goldsmiths and their marks, a history of the goldsmiths and plate workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with over thirteen thousand marks reproduced in facsimile from authentic examples of plate and tables of date-letters and other hall-marks used in the assay offices of the United kingdom
English goldsmiths and their marks, a history of the goldsmiths and plate workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with over thirteen thousand marks reproduced in facsimile from authentic examples of plate and tables of date-letters and other hall-marks used in the assay offices of the United kingdom
by Jackson, Charles James, Sir, 1849-1923
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xvi, 747 p. 31 cm
Topics: Plate, Goldwork, Silverwork, Hallmarks
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Polychromatic ornament. One hundred plates in gold, silver, and colours, comprising upwards of two thousand specimens of the various styles of ancient, oriental, and mediæval art, and including therenaissance and the seventeenth and eigtheenth centuries
Polychromatic ornament. One hundred plates in gold, silver, and colours, comprising upwards of two thousand specimens of the various styles of ancient, oriental, and mediæval art, and including therenaissance and the seventeenth and eigtheenth centuries
by Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893
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Polychromatic ornament
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Topic: Decoration and ornament
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The Negro in the New world
The Negro in the New world
by Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927
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Maps on end-papers
Topics: Blacks, Slavery
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Motifs pour broderies
Motifs pour broderies
by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890; Dollfus-Mieg & Cie
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Première-2me série: 14 x 21 cm
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Topic: Embroidery
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Slave songs of the United States
Slave songs of the United States
by Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889; Ware, Charles Pickard, 1840-1921; Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877
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Unaccompanied melodies
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Topics: African Americans, Folk music, Folk songs, English, Spirituals (Songs), Slaves
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Gazetteer of railway stations in the United States and the Dominion of Canada. Designating telegraph, express, post, and money-order offices ... with the population ... Also, a list of the counties and country towns of the several States, with the date at which the several courts are held ..
Gazetteer of railway stations in the United States and the Dominion of Canada. Designating telegraph, express, post, and money-order offices ... with the population ... Also, a list of the counties and country towns of the several States, with the date at which the several courts are held ..
by Allen, William Frederick, 1846-1915
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xxviii, 412 p. 19 cm
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Topics: Railroad stations, Railroads
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Atlas of the Munsell color system
Atlas of the Munsell color system
by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1858-1918
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Cover title
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Topic: Color
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Le costume historique. Cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaieu. Types principaux du vêtement et de la parure, rapprochés de ceux de l'intérieur de l'habitation dans tous les temps et chez tous les peuples, avec de nombreux détails sur le mobilier, les armes, les objets usuels, les moyens de transport, etc
Le costume historique. Cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaieu. Types principaux du vêtement et de la parure, rapprochés de ceux de l'intérieur de l'habitation dans tous les temps et chez tous les peuples, avec de nombreux détails sur le mobilier, les armes, les objets usuels, les moyens de transport, etc
by Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893
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Vol. 1 is mainly explanatory text with an "Introduction générale" by the author dated "Juin 1887." Vols. 2-6, each with half-title only, are mainly plates accompanied by descriptive text and were published in 20 "livraisons," 1877-1886
Topic: Costume
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An embroidery book
An embroidery book
by Arthur, Anne Knox
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xv, 183 p. 23 cm
Topic: Embroidery
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La dentelle aux fuseaux
La dentelle aux fuseaux
by Paulis, L
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"Première partie, Dentelles à fil continu. I, Cluny"--Cover
Topics: Bobbin lace, Lace and lace making, Cluny lace
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Color problems; a practical manual for the lay student of color
Color problems; a practical manual for the lay student of color
by Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes, 1842-1939
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Bibliography: p. 133-137
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Old and new designs in crochet work
Old and new designs in crochet work
by LaCroix, Sophie Tatum, 1862-
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32 p. : 27 cm
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Topic: Crocheting
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Plans, elevations, sections, and details of the Alhambra, from drawings taken on the spot in 1834 by Jules Goury, and in 1834 and 1837 by Owen Jones
Plans, elevations, sections, and details of the Alhambra, from drawings taken on the spot in 1834 by Jules Goury, and in 1834 and 1837 by Owen Jones
by Goury, Jules, 1803-1834; Jones, Owen, 1809-1874; Gayangos, Pascual de, 1809-1897
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Design Digitized: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Library’s Rare Books, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program
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Topic: Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
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Dessins d'ornements d'architecture de Joseph Beunat : reproduction de l'ouvrage, epoque du premier Empire
Dessins d'ornements d'architecture de Joseph Beunat : reproduction de l'ouvrage, epoque du premier Empire
by Beunat, Joseph
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Caption title
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Topic: Decoration and ornament
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Sidereus nuncius : magna, longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens, suspiciendaq́ue proponens vnicuique, praesertim verò philosophis, atq́[ue] astronomis, quae à Galileo Galileo ... perspicilli nuper à se reperti beneficio sunt obseruata in lunae facie, fixis innumeris, lacteo circulo, stellis nebulosis, apprime verò in quatuor planetis circa Iouis stellam disparibus interuallis, atque periodis, celeritate mirabili circumuolutis; quos, nemini in hanc vsque diem cognitos, nouissimè author depraehendit primus; atque Medicea sidera nuncupandos decreuit
Sidereus nuncius : magna, longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens, suspiciendaq́ue proponens vnicuique, praesertim verò philosophis, atq́[ue] astronomis, quae à Galileo Galileo ... perspicilli nuper à se reperti beneficio sunt obseruata in lunae facie, fixis innumeris, lacteo circulo, stellis nebulosis, apprime verò in quatuor planetis circa Iouis stellam disparibus interuallis, atque periodis, celeritate mirabili circumuolutis; quos, nemini in hanc vsque diem cognitos, nouissimè author depraehendit primus; atque Medicea sidera nuncupandos decreuit
by Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642; Baglioni, Tommaso, publisher; Evans, Herbert M. (Herbert McLean), 1882-1971, former owner. DSI; Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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Another edition (pirated) was issued in the same year in Frankfurt, Germany, "in Paltheniano"
Topics: Astronomy, Telescopes, Early works to 1800
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Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricii Bononiensis Monstrorum historia : cum Paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium
Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricii Bononiensis Monstrorum historia : cum Paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium
by Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?, author; Bernia, Marco Antonio, active 1638-1661, publisher; Tebaldini, Nicolò, active 1602-1649, printer; Coriolano, Giovanni Battista, -1649, engraver; Ambrosini, Bartolommeo, 1588-1657. Paralipomena accuratissima historiae omnium animalium; Hoeven, J. van der, (Physician), active 1923, former owner; Beckwith, J. Bruce, 1933-, donor; Browning, Nancy Gay, donor; Saintyves, P. (Pierre), 1870-1935, bookseller; Jeremy Norman & Co., bookseller;...
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2 volumes in 1 : 36 cm (folio)
Topics: Teratology, Monsters, Human anatomy, Abnormalities, Human, Animals, Abnormalities, Plants, Natural...
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First draft of a report on the EDVAC
First draft of a report on the EDVAC
by Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957; Alexander, Samuel N., 1910-1967, former owner. DSI; United States. National Bureau of Standards, former owner. DSI; United States. Army. Ordnance Dept; University of Pennsylvania
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Mimeographed document in looseleaf form, as issued. The leaves are printed on the recto side only
Topic: Electronic digital computers
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Flowers from Shakespeare's garden : a posy from the plays
Flowers from Shakespeare's garden : a posy from the plays
by Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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statement of responsibility: pictured by Walter Crane
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flowers in art, Illustrated books, History, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
by Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879; Burndy Library, donor. DSI; Royal Society (Great Britain)
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Extracted from: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, v. 155 (1865)
Topic: Electromagnetic fields
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Gothic ornaments, selected from various ancient buildings in England and France : exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent.
Gothic ornaments, selected from various ancient buildings in England and France : exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent.
by Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832
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First published in 1831
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Decoration and ornament, Gothic, Decoration and ornament,...

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